Author: Karol

The GSz-23 gun, in Russian ГШ-23, is an abbreviation of the names of the designers Griaziew-Shypunov. The GSz-23 cannon is a 23 mm double-barreled automatic cannon, designed by the CCCP as an on-board shooting weapon for aircraft. The GSz-23 gun was introduced into service in 1965. The cannon replaced the popular NR-23 single-barrel cannon of…

The experience of the Second World War has shown that missiles are an extremely effective weapon. Already during this war, the CCCP combat aviation used unguided missiles. The first anti-tank guided missiles were developed by Germany at the end of World War II. A certain amount of these missiles ended up in the hands of…

In 1965, the CCCP did not have a mid-range air-to-air guided missile at its disposal. The missile was intended as the main armament of the newly developed MiG-23 aircraft. The new missile was generally to correspond to the American AIM-7 Sparrow missile. The task of building such a missile was entrusted to the design office…

When the RS-2US missiles were introduced in the CCCP, the idea was to use these missiles against ground or surface targets. Such use was favored by the missile guidance system used, i.e. guidance in the radio beam emitted by the plane’s radar. The MiG-19 PM aircraft, equipped with four RS-2US missiles, were tested. Although the…

Work on the R-60 missile was started in 1965 in the design office of NPO "Mołnia" (НПО "Молния"). The designers focused on improving the technical parameters of the R-3S and R-13 missiles. The missile was supposed to make turns with greater overload. There was to be increased resistance to natural disturbances.

In the second half of the 50’s, there was a war between China and Taiwan, which was supported by the United States. There were regular air duels between MiG-17 F (China) and F-86 F Saber (Taiwan). The advantage of the victories of the F-86 F planes was huge and amounted to 10: 0. The main…

On April 16, 1949, Lockheed built and performed the first flight of the YF-94, which entered service with the USAF as the Lockheed F-94 A Starfire. A few months later, a version of the Lockheed F-94 C Starfire was introduced into service, with only air-to-air missiles as armament. The plane had 48 70 mm missiles.…

The S-125 Anti-Aircraft Missile System was developed by the CCCP to complement the S-25 (stationary system defending Moscow) and S-75 (high-altitude anti-aircraft system). The S-125 Neva system has a shorter range, lower fire ceiling and slower flight speed. However, it makes it better suited to combat highly maneuvering aircraft. In addition, both stages of the…